Leishmania parasites are named after W.B. Leishman, who developed one
of the earliest stains of Leishmania in 1901. Widespread in 22
countries in the New World and in 66 nations in the Old World,
leishmaniasis is not found in South-east Asia. Human infections are
found in 16 countries in Europe, including France, Italy, Greece,
Malta, Spain and Portugal. Occurring in several forms, the disease is
generally recognized for its cutaneous form which causes non-fatal,
disfiguring lesions, although epidemics of the potentially fatal
visceral form cause thousands of deaths.


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